Reviewer at a glance
Who can apply
PhD, 8+ years of academic, industry or research experience, and 5+ publications in reputed journals.
What you will do
Review papers within your expertise, keep them confidential, and give reasons authors can act on.
Time commitment
At least 2 papers a month, returned within the agreed time.
Full requirements
- PhD from a recognized university
- At least 8 years of academic, industry or research experience
- At least 5 publications in reputed journals
- Able to review at least 2 papers per month
- Active in research or teaching in the subject area you choose
- Affiliated with a university, institute or research organization (or a clearly described industry role)
- A public profile we can check, such as ORCID, Google Scholar, Scopus or an institutional page
- Comfortable reading and writing reports in English
- No conflict of interest with the papers you accept to review
What you commit to
- Review only papers within your expertise, and decline when a paper is outside it
- Keep every manuscript and report confidential, and never use its content for your own work
- Declare any conflict of interest (financial, personal, institutional or rivalry) before you start
- Be objective and constructive: comment on the work, not the authors, and give reasons an author can act on
- Comment on originality, method, results, references and clarity, and recommend accept, revise or reject
- Tell the editors if you suspect plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data or other ethics problems
- Return your report within the agreed time, or say early if you cannot
- Do not upload manuscripts to public AI tools or share them with colleagues without asking the editors
What to have ready
- An up-to-date CV or resume (PDF or Word)
- A recent passport-style photo (JPG or PNG)
- Your highest qualification, total experience and subject areas
- Links to your ORCID, Google Scholar, Scopus or institutional profile (put them in your CV or specialization field)
